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20 November 2003
Various Artists, Vision: Live From the Vision Festival (Thirsty Ear)
Vision is a nine-track collection of live performances from the 2002
version of the Vision Festival, a New York City-based celebration of avant
garde jazz. The quality of the recordings will make any fan of edgy jazz (or
innovative music, period) wish he or she was there, or at least that a
longer collection would be released. The CD showcases a handful of the
hottest improvisers of the last 30 years, including a few who take
instruments that aren't closely associated with jazz and light them on fire
(like Billy Bang on violin and Karen Borca on bassoon). There are some truly
magic moments here, like the extended bass-and-piano interplay at the end of
Dave Burrell's "Existence", or the funky gospel strut of the Fred Anderson
Quartet's "Spirits Came In". Also including a DVD of performances and photos
(which wasn't lucky enough to view), Vision is a red-hot collection
that jazz and non-jazz fans alike will be taken with, assuming their ears
are open to experimentation and a certain amount of recklessness.
— Dave Heaton
.: posted by Editor 3:33 PM
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